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Switzerland, Norway announce carbon removals-focussed ITMO programme

Switzerland and Norway have signed an emissions trading agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, with pilot projects launched with support from UBS and SwissRe.

Do sovereign sustainable bonds address the 'just transition'?

Bond frameworks have disappointed when it comes to the 'just transition', and guidance on best practice is needed, Judith Tyson tells Ahren Lester

Triodos loans £1.5m to English rewilding initiative

NatWest Cushon picks Aviva Investors for first natural capital investment

NatWest's UK workplace pensions arm, NatWest Cushon, has chosen Aviva Investors' Carbon Removal Fund for its first natural capital allocation.

Public sector accounting standards setter splits workstreams

Sustainable finance rules 'fully consistent with' €800bn defence push, EU says

The EU's sustainable finance rulebook "is fully consistent with" a push to invest €800 billion ($920 billion) in defence, the European Commission said as it suggested it was ready to change sustainable investment disclosure rules to support its objectives.

Carrefour raises €650m from first SLB under new framework

French supermarket chain Carrefour has raised €650 million ($750 million) from the first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) it has issued under its updated and expanded framework.

Goldman Sachs launches $29m emerging market sustainable bond fund

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched an actively managed emerging market (EM)-focused green and social bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, Covivio, Togo ... and more

How the Gulf region is pivoting towards greener growth

Prompted by the energy transition, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is making a concerted effort to diversify away from fossil fuels, and financial institutions will be crucial to realising this transformation, write Gerald Dannhaeuser and Mehtap Ak-Sisman